clas·si·fied
ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
: an advertisement grouped with others according to subject
—usually used in plural
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Adjective
The part of the report that includes classified information was removed before the report was made public.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Some lawmakers have seen extended portions of the video of the strikes in a classified briefing earlier this month, but described the state of the survivors before being killed in a second strike in starkly different terms.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Blackstone is already one of the world’s largest investors in logistics assets and has been increasingly looking at deals in the Middle East, including backing UAE classifieds business Property Finder.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The lawmaker also criticized Republicans for conducting the session behind closed doors and for blocking the public release of the second volume of Smith’s final report, which focuses on the classified documents case.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Some lawmakers have seen extended portions of the video of the strikes in a classified briefing earlier this month, but described the state of the survivors before being killed in a second strike in starkly different terms.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
This Craigslist car report scam has been spreading across Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and other online classifieds.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Blackstone is already one of the world’s largest investors in logistics assets and has been increasingly looking at deals in the Middle East, including backing UAE classifieds business Property Finder.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classified. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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classified
1 of 2 adjective
clas·si·fied
ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
1
: divided into classes or placed in a class
classified ads
2
: withheld from the knowledge of the general public for reasons of national security
classified information
classified
2 of 2 noun
: an advertisement grouped with others of the same kind
—usually used in plural
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